Portable slug, rule, and border standard



March 2 1926.

E. P. EHRLINGER PORTABLE SLUG, RULE, AND BORDER STANDARD Filed March 23, 1923 Patented Mar. 2, 1926. 1

UNITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMUND IPAUL :EIHRLINGER, OF JANESV'ILLE,.WISGONSIN.

PORTABLE SLUG, RULE, AND BORDER STANDARD.

Application filed March 28, 1823.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND PAUL Enamxonn, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Janesville, in-the county of'Rock and State of W'isconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Slug, Rule, and Border Standards; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to a portable unit or standard for printers, which is designed to contain material needed by printers.

Printing establishments are usually relatively crowded and in an effort to economize space, some general or main supply of material is maintained for the compositors. This necessitates numerous trips to the source of supply and causes unnecessary confusion.

This invention is designed to overcome the above noted defects and objects of such invention are, therefore, to provide a portable standard for the rule cases, slugs, border strips, and similar material, which can be readily moved about to the various compositors, which is soconstructedthat it permits choosing from a wide range of material which presents such material in a readily accessible manner, which occupies a small amount of floor space, and which is equipped with universally mounted electric lights which may be adjusted to illuminate any portion of the apparatus.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the standard.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 9.-2 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be seen that the standard comprises a frame work which is preferably formed of tubular sections with connecting fittings and may conveniently be formed of pipe, or similar material. It comprises a bottom horizontal bar 1, a corresponding upper horizontal bar 2 end uprights 3 and an intermediate upright 4. The end uprights and the bottom horizontal niember join transverse end members 5 which carry supporting rollers 6 in a spaced manner, so as to secure not only longitudinal stability, but also lateral stability.

A plurality of supporting brackets 7 are secured to the three uprights and, if desired, may be formed in a series, each joined by Serial No. 627,115.

a vertical portion 8 (see Figure 2) and such Tait-1C3]. portion may be secured by riveting. bolting, or otherwise to the respective upright. These brackets are provided with a supporting slanting, or inclined surface 9 terminating in lower su -iporting lips 10, as may be most readily seen from Figure A plurality of open shallow trays ll, '12 and 13 are removably positioned upon the inclined surface 9 of thebrackets and are supported by the terminal lips, or books 10. These trays are adapted to supportcompositors material. For instance, leads or slugs may becarried in the lowest tray and may extend the full width thereof and the shorter borders may be carried in the intermediate trays and in the uppermost trays the printers rule cases or sets such trays being conveniently made of a length to accommodate the requisite number.

Preferably, a pair of lamps are mounted upon brackets 15 and are joined by means of universal connections 16 and 17 to such brackets and to the frame work, or standard, so that the lamps may be turned or moved in any desired manner to illuminate any portion of the trays, or to generally illuminate opposite sides of the standard. If desired, the lamps may be wired to a socket 18 secured in any desired position as for instance, in the central fitting of the frame work, so that no trailing cord need neces sarily be had when the device is moved from place to place.

In printing establishments it is customary to keep the supply of material for the compositors use at a definitely fixed place, so that when the compositor needs this type of material, he is compelled to leave the place at which he is working and secure it from its fixed source of supply. However, with the present portable standard disclosed herewith, this needless waste of time and effort is avoided, as the device may be readily pushed to a position adjacent the compositor and all of the material that he will need is then presented in a readily accessible manner. It frequently happens that the light distribution is so arranged that it is excellent for the exact place at which the compositor is working, but when the standard is moved into a position adjacent the compositor, it frequently happens thatsuch standard would not ordinarily be well illuminated. For this purpose, the umversal mounted lamps are provided and any portion of the standard, or each side generally may be fully and adequately illuminated, minimizing the time required to locate the particular material desired.

Obviously the frame work may be varied in its exact formation. For instanceyhraces may be used from different portions thereof and, as illustrated in Figure 2-, diagonal braces 19 may connect the vertical standards 3 with the horizontal portions 5. There braces may be formed as separate members or, if desired, may be formed integral with the portions 8 of the brackets.

It will thus be seen that a portable stand ard has been provided for printers use which, although carrying quite a material load, may be readily moved from point to point, which is adapted for independent illun'iination and which presents all of the extra material in a readily accessible manner.

I claim:

A portable support for compositors material comprising a vertical frame work having end bars and an intermediate bar extending vertically upwardly and joined adjacent their upper and lower ends, a bracket secured on opposite sides of each of said bars, said brackets furnishing a plurality of downwardly slanting faces arranged one under the other with the upper end of one face spaced below the lower end of the next face, outwardly extending lugs carried by said brackets adjacent the lower ends of each of said faces and a plurality of elongated trays supported by said faces and said brackets.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of Visconsin.

EDMUND PAUL EHRLINGER. 

